Skillbridge: GAO study

(a) Study required The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the Skillbridge programs under section 1143(e) of title 10, United States Code. (b) Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services, and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, of the Senate and House of Representatives, a report regarding such study. Such report shall include observations and recommendations of the Comptroller regarding, with respect to members and employers who participate in Skillbridge— (1) differences in criteria for participation between the Armed Forces; (2) other differences in Skillbridge programs between the Armed Forces; (3) best practices in Skillbridge programs across the Armed Forces, including— (A) the selection of employers; and (B) the development of contracts; and (4) the feasibility of making Skillbridge programs uniform across the Armed Forces.